1 F or this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—

For this reason I Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,

2 i f indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,

3 h ow that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,

4 b y which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)

5 w hich in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in Spirit,

6 t hat the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

that the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

7 o f which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. Purpose of the Mystery

of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

8 T o me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

9 a nd to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

and to enlighten all what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things,

10 t o the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,

11 a ccording to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

according to purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 i n whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him.

13 T herefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Appreciation of the Mystery

Wherefore I beseech not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

14 F or this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father,

15 f rom whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

of whom every family in heavens and on earth is named,

16 t hat He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 t hat Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

18 m ay be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what the breadth and length and depth and height;

19 t o know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled to all the fulness of God.

20 N ow to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

21 t o Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).